Onions, that is. :) That is five 125 ft. double raised beds of them!
We were anticipating rain at any time; which is not shocking for any of us, and we didn't leave until it was raining hard enough to thoroughly wet every one of us; which wasn't remotely surprising either. Here are the thunderheads we raced...
I especially love this kind of work because of the way our team effort shines. I think we put the onions in in less than 4 hours!
The ground being freshly tilled was perfect and the sets slipped in perfectly.
A 125 ft. row of "candies."
Mama puts an organic fertilizer down the middle of the raised beds...
The final count? Sam knows, or he did...
Another favorite...Sweet Yellow Spanish.
Aubrey also put in her "baby" broccoli and cabbage.
There are no "After" pictures of us because we weren't very good to look at by the end, being much smudged and be-smeared with dirt and grime. But our treat was supper at A&W! "Junk food" only looks and tastes good after a hard day's work; it is delicious then. :) Hot crunchy, greasy onion rings, cold zippy, sweet root beer, and steaming cheese and chili-drenched coney dogs. Yep, you kinda had to be there.
...and lots of tilling! Here Daddy and Ben are working together to make a deep furrow. The tiller is much harder to manage with the blade on it, but it is still easier than grubbing out 500 holes with a shovel.
Sammy worked the front tyne on another section of the garden. The hens know we turn up all sorts of bugs, grubs and other munchies when we turn over the soil in the spring, so they follow closely to pick up on the fresh treats.
